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Commercial Appeal Share     Mississippi's dubious distinction of leading the nation in childhood obesity is well documented, so the Hernando Parks and Recreation Department decided it was time to stop sitting around. Hernando parks director Dewayne Williams and assistant director Melissa Zizmann developed Healthy Eating, Active Living in Hernando, a 10-week program aimed at teaching families how to live a healthy lifestyle and helping them with the transition to a healthy lifestyle. "Health and wellness is key to everyone's life," Williams said. "If you're healthy, it makes you a better employee, a better citizen, a better parent, a better student." More
Register today for National Environmental Education Week, April 11-17, 2010 National Environmental Education Foundation Share
Our nation’s water and energy resources are increasingly relevant topics of discussion in today’s media, classrooms, and homes. Recognizing the importance of conserving both water and energy in order to protect the planet and reduce costs, and acknowledging the interdependence between water and energy, EE Week’s 2010 theme is Be Water and Energy Wise! Learn more by visiting www.eeweek.org/water_and_energy_wise. More After school, kids become Champions The News Journal Share
When 8-year-old Cynthia Gordon gets on the bus after a long day of classes at Eisenberg Elementary School, she does not head home. Instead, the school bus takes her to the Police Athletic League Center in Garfield Park near New Castle, Del., for exercise, homework and other activities designed to help promote a healthy lifestyle. More
Free inmate labor gains popularity as budgets shrink The Daily Times Share
Sifting through mountains of glass, plastics and metals at the Wicomico County recycling center is hard work. So is cleaning the restrooms at county parks. The jobs, and many others that could be called thankless, fall to inmates at the Wicomico County, Md., Detention Center. The inmates do the work for free -- a perfect fit for local governments who are looking for ways to stretch their budgets. More Yellowstone a petri dish for climate change Los Angeles Times Share
The national park's virtually intact ecosystem, where the hand of man remains light, is a natural place for scientists to study the biological effects of global warming. Warmer temperatures have extended the park's growing season for plants by up to 30 percent. Scientists have found that given the additional growing time, willows produced powerful defensive compounds that made them unpalatable to wildlife, enabling some to grow more than twice as high. The tentative findings are a small piece of a much larger climate puzzle whose effects are making themselves known at national parks across the country. More
Baa, baa, mow it down The Post and Courier Share
Going green extends to more environmentally friendly ways to trim the green, as in lawns. That's why city officials in Turin, Italy, are making new use of an old natural asset -- sheep. According to the London Guardian, that switch won't just reduce the emission of greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuel. It will reduce the expense to Turin taxpayers, with an expected annual savings of $48,000 from using grass-shearing sheep to keep municipal lawns at a proper level. More Tax-subsidized recreational facilities drain on city funds Dayton Daily News Share
Golf courses are not the only municipal-owned recreation facilities that are subsidized by taxpayers. Community centers, a city-owned water park and even pools have emerged as drains on government operating dollars. But despite the economy, there are still cities looking to expand their recreational offerings. More
Ground breaking for Tamiami Trail bridge project is major milestone in Everglades restoration National Parks Travel Examiner Share
The long awaited ground breaking for a one-mile bridge on the Tamiami Trail recently took place. The bridge is a key component of on-going efforts to revive the Everglades. The Department of the Interior says that the $81 million project, which has been 20 years in the making, is the largest construction project in the history of the National Park Service and a key component of the Modified Waters Delivery Project to restore fresh water flows to Everglades National Park and the South Florida Ecosystem. More
Celebrate the tradition of Yosemite, even in winter San Mercury News Share
Yosemite is open year round, and the park service does its best to keep roads plowed and open. Chains are required during the snowy season, but you also can navigate the park via shuttles. While any season is a good time to visit Yosemite, ranger Scott Gediman ranks winter among the most inspiring. More
Waco Mammoth archeological dig site opens to public News 8 Austin Share
More than 25 years ago, a big discovery in Waco, Texas put some wheels in motion. Just five miles from Baylor University's campus, more than 20 mammoth bones were found by snake hunters. The site is believed to be the largest concentration of prehistoric mammoths to die in the same natural event. More Park facility is public art Miami Herald Share
At Long Key Nature Center in Davie, visitors are discovering a tranquil respite that's actually a new public art endeavor. Created by Lorna Jordan, an artist who specializes in public artworks, the $1,183,000 Island Garden project was funded by the 2000 Safe Parks and Land Preservation Bond. It is a joint venture of the Broward Cultural Division and the Parks and Recreation Division. More
Families support Green Bay area recreation programs despite tough economic times Green Bay Press Gazette Share
Green Bay area park and recreation directors say the recession hasn’t stopped residents from supporting programs or raising funds for their favorite park initiatives. "People still have their passions and hobbies," Ashwaubenon Park Director Rex Mehlberg said. "They’re still going to donate or get involved." More Thousand Springs State Park is a gem worth saving Twin Falls Times-News Share
Everything is on the table as the state of Idaho tries to shrink government services to fit declining tax revenues. But we’d hate to see Thousand Springs State Park — truly one of the Magic Valley’s natural treasures — become one of the casualties. More
Park's neighbors fret about bike trails Sioux Falls Argus Leader Share
A Sioux Falls, S.D., group trying to build a new series of single-track biking and nature trails in Leaders Park in northeast Sioux Falls with Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation is finding a potential obstacle in park neighbors leery of the plan. More Safety concerns prompt park rule changes in a California county Stockton Record Share
Clearing the way to ban smoking in county-run parks and requiring life vests for children in public waterways are among proposed changes to the rules governing San Joaquin County Parks and Recreation Department. More
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